Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2022-08-25

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Aug 25
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
20 ton sold · 27 ton a year ago (Aug 24).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, while grass sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Straw sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round182.50–200.00/ton234.00
Medium Square 3x3200/ton22.00
Large Square 3x4185–200/ton152.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round205.00–217.50/ton149.00
Supreme
Large Round247.50–257.50/ton47.00
Medium Square 3x3245/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round110/ton25.00
Premium
Large Round185–220/ton196.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4180/ton26.00
Large Round175.00–182.50/ton198.00
Fair
Large Round135/ton22.00
Fair/Good
Large Round140–155/ton226.00
Good
Large Round160.00–172.50/ton418.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round160.00–172.50/ton60.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4190/ton25.00
Large Round195/ton20.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round117.50–135.00/ton116.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round110/ton8.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round85–100/ton83.00
Source: USDA AMS · St Joseph, MO. Prices are as filed — nothing recomputed. Hay sells by the ton in some markets and by the bale in others; those are different quantities and are never averaged together.